i bought a few masks from the sus myeongdong shops before. packaging wise i would say is almost entirely identical, even the smell of the masks compared to the authentic ones. only thing different is that the masks from these sus shops do not come with the qr code authenticity compared to the original. but everything else rly like the same even the smell lol so idk tbh also s/n, followed ur igs ever since u guys brought ur cat home. so happy to see that u guys are full fledged pawrents now hehe
i bought a instree aqua gel that has a grey gel appearance from one of the sus shops in myeongdong as it was recco-ed by the shop staff there. I used it for a while and decided to check if it was real and turns out the real one has a completely white gel appearance instead of a grey one. I stopped using the grey one immediately afterwards.
i always buy from the roadside stores, it's mostly reputable and they are mainly resellers. they usually would only stocks brands that are popular or their own oem brand which is imo one of the purpose. but if the packaging looks different i wont buy